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HOSPITAL TO PAY $150,000 TO SETTLE DATA BREACH ALLEGATIONS
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island (WIH) has agreed to pay $150,000 to resolve allegations that it failed to protect the personal information and protected health information of more than...
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SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE FUND WILL BE DEPLETED IN 2016
The Social Security Board of Trustees has released its annual report on the long-term financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. The Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund will become depleted...
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CARDIAC SCIENCE CORPORATION TO PAY $50,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SUIT
Cardiac Science Corporation, an international manufacturer of diagnostic and therapeutic cardiology products based in Waukesha, Wis., will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief under a consent decree...
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AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WITHSTANDS A CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has decided that the Affordable Care Act’s mandate to purchase health insurance or pay a penalty is not primarily about raising...
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3RD CIRCUIT SAYS U.S. MAIL MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE FOR FMLA NOTICES
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that relying on the post office to deliver a letter may not be adequate. The 3rd Circuit said that in this age of computerized...
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CALIFORNIA ALIGNS WAITING PERIODS WITH FEDERAL LAW
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law legislation to align the state’s health coverage waiting period requirements with federal law. Earlier legislation, effective January 1, 2014,...
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EEOC CHALLENGES WELLNESS PROGRAM UNDER ADA
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has charged in a lawsuit that Manitowoc, Wisconsin-based Orion Energy Systems violated federal law by requiring an employee to submit to medical...
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ADMINISTRATION RELEASES NEW RULES ON CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE
The Internal Revenue Service, the Employee Benefits Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have released a set of interim final regulations and a set of proposed...
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IRS RELEASES DRAFT INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING ON MANDATES
On August 28, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released draft instructions for the reporting forms that will be used to report on individual and employer mandates. The draft forms were released...
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DMEC’s Legislative Updates Blog is Getting Integrated!
This blog is moving to a new home on DMEC’s web site. The move will allow the blog to be more integrated with all of the articles and content that DMEC releases—a single search will return legislative...
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